Sustainable Remediation Experiences Sustainable Remediation Forum Federal Remediation

Sustainable Remediation Experiences Sustainable Remediation Forum Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable November 6, 2014 Michael E. Miller, CDM Smith, SURF Brandt Butler, URS, SURF

Order of Presentation �Lessons Learned from SR Implementation �Case Studies �Gilbert-Mosley �Oakland Army Base �Sustainable Return on Investment �Conclusions: the Value of SR 2

Lessons Learned from SR Implementation 3

Successful Projects • Cost Savings – New means to identify cost reductions • SR underpins planning - Big projects with high visibility • Site owner believes in SR value - Project to make a statement • Sustainability in organizational decision making 4

Early and Better SR Integration Value because of sustainability Value because of minimization Things we would have done anyway 2014 2012 2009 5

SR identifies new solution space Good Better Conserve, New Solution Opps Traditional Solution Optimize, Space Minimize Without SR With SR Improvement Strategy 6

SR should underpin technologies and alternatives developed 7

the corner of … Gilbert & Mosley Streets 8

Project overview: Gilbert-Mosley � 3, 850 -acre site in Wichita, Kansas �Innovative approach to remediate contaminated groundwater � Chlorinated solvents � 4 -mile long plume �Protected public health, while promoting economic development When SR considered: AFTER BEFORE �Before RI/FS 9

What was done: Gilbert-Mosley �Collaborated with regulators to devise a preemptive voluntary cleanup approach �Worked with the city to pursue: � Tax increment financing of remediation � Liability waivers for property owners � Property loans � Cost sharing formula with major PRP �RI/FS �Designed/constructed groundwater P&T � Treated water reuse 10

Gilbert-Mosley Estimated value derived: �Risk-based approach alternate cleanup levels � Reduced volume of groundwater requiring treatment by 40% � Saved ~$8 million �Helped promote > $300 million in economic development through fast, aggressive cleanup 11

Gilbert-Mosley Estimated value derived (continued): �Treatment building � Includes environmental education center � Reused treated groundwater for water features 12

Oakland Army Base 13

OAB Redevelopment Project Overview 1950 �Former Oakland Army Base (OAB) decommissioned in 1999 �~7, 000 jobs lost �Public-Private partnership �#1 priority from pre-development stage: social, economic, and environmental well-being of West Oakland residents �Remediation initiated before and integrated with redevelopment 14

Pre-Planning OAB Redevelopment �Plans evaluated for: �Economic benefits to City/community, environmental impacts, and land use compatibility Residential West Oakland Former OAB �All involved extensive trade-offs and public-private partnerships to fund infrastructure improvements Port of Oakland �Best land use extension of Port services �Local labor/employment rated as higher benefit than tax revenue 15

OAB Redevelopment Sustainability + Redevelopment �Long-term quality-of-life benefits �Recycling operations out of West Oakland �Divert truck operations to rail ( VMT/emissions, injury, cost) �Local labor, job training, “banned the box” �Conformance with City’s ECAP �RAP + RMP for construction/operations �>600 compliance and mitigation measures �Major focus: air quality 16

OAB Redevelopment Transparency + Communication �Air quality plans developed with broad stakeholder input (developer, City, Port, regulators, community) �Web-based data portal for air monitoring results in near-real time � Interactive, easy-to-use maps and graphs � Basis for transparent and productive stakeholder discussions �Quarterly meetings for reporting, feedback, and collaboration on future plans BAAQMD station 17

Sustainable Return on Investment Landfill Mining Project 18

Social Damage Estimates SOCIAL DAMAGE ESTIMATES - AIR EMISSIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES (2013$ per metric ton of air emissions) Pollutant Studies Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 -eq) 5 Sulfur Oxide (SOx) 10 Particulate Matter (PM) 12 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) 5 Min Median Mean $18 $29 $63 $1, 276 $2, 983 $3, 315 $1, 575 $4, 641 $7, 127 $265 $2, 320 $2, 652 Max $139 $9, 580 $26, 850 $7, 292 19

Sustainable Economics Impact category Incremental Value 2013$ Impact (MT) Economic Benefit Climate change (CO 2 -eq) $2, 233, 442 14, 426 $904, 447 Particulate Matter Formation (PM) (368) ($2, 619, 934) Terrestrial acidification (SOx) (10) ($32, 830) Photochemical oxidant formation (VOC) (0. 06) Net Benefit FROI s. ROI ($166) $484, 959 500% 109% 20

s. ROI Summary �Provides a more comprehensive picture of investments �Translates social and environmental impacts into economic terms �Includes an uncertainty analysis to demonstrate the likelihood of realizing costs and benefits �Combines objective data and expert judgment �Generates results that are defensible and transparent 21

Conclusions �Sustainable remediation best considered early and throughout project �Social & economic benefits are reachable through environmental considerations �Sustainable remediation provides broad and cost effective solutions �s. ROI (environmental, economic, social) single index 22

Questions? Additional Contributors: • • • Paul Favara, CH 2 M Hill Maile Smith, Northgate Environmental Management Melissa Harclerode, CDM Smith Barbara Maco, Wactor & Wick Amanda Mc. Nally, AECOM Practices demonstrated through case studies: http: //www. sustainableremediation. org/ 23